Cost of living comparison
Islamabad is 52.4% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Islamabad instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 63.0% less for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Islamabad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
DOP616.67
|
$1.79
PKR497.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP397.85
|
$4.30
PKR1,193.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP63.29
|
$0.35
PKR98.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP46.11
|
$0.24
PKR67.23
|
|
pay 50.0% less for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Islamabad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP114.70
|
$0.68
PKR188.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP193.90
|
$2.96
PKR822.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP295.89
|
$3.31
PKR920.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP142.70
|
$1.25
PKR347.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP174.07
|
$1.64
PKR455.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP82.74
|
$0.48
PKR133.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.34
|
$0.38
PKR106.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP81.43
|
$0.37
PKR103.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP47.80
|
$0.26
PKR72.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP59.29
|
$0.19
PKR52.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP65.65
|
$0.25
PKR69.65
|
|
pay 53.2% less for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Islamabad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP289.25
|
$3.81
PKR1,057.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP4,973.12
|
$6.80
PKR1,889.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,690,860.82
|
$21,479.46
PKR5,966,992.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,121.33
|
$4.27
PKR1,187.43
|
|
pay 45.2% less for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Islamabad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,547.34
|
$18.16
PKR5,043.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP44,134.78
|
$174.15
PKR48,379.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,772.79
|
$99.01
PKR27,504.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP3,986.52
|
$84.99
PKR23,609.27
|
|
pay 66.2% less for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Islamabad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,798.84
|
$60.17
PKR16,715.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP372,160.26
|
$3,142.14
PKR872,885.81
|
|
pay 37.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Islamabad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP149.19
|
$1.79
PKR497.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP155.41
|
$1.97
PKR546.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP273.52
|
$2.15
PKR596.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,707.59
|
$23.01
PKR6,393.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP385.42
|
$4.30
PKR1,193.40
|
|
pay 52.3% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Islamabad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP4,003.36
|
$19.06
PKR5,294.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,419.02
|
$26.18
PKR7,272.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,216.40
|
$83.29
PKR23,138.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,607.15
|
$38.79
PKR10,776.64
|
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